Pneumonia, visitors, and residents in Weld County notes
Weld County notes report several severe pneumonia cases on the Flats and among families near the Empire. Otto Fishincord and two sons leave for Olney Springs to establish a new home. Various locals like W. E. Day and visitors from Fort Morgan, Greeley, and Denver appear, with social events, a skating party, and updates on residents, travel, health, and work on the Howlett reservoir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Otto Fishincord
Olney Springs
W. E. Day
Ccarryall
Sublette
Greeley
Denver
Weld County
Eli Etchison
E. V. Warner
Fort Morgan
Orchard
Tucker
Richardson
B. B. Putnam
Our City
E. V. Warners
Sanford
J. Bernard Curry
Los Angeles
Calif
Farmers to Sell Milk to Johnstown Condenser
The report notes several farmers plan milk sales to the Johnstown condenser soon. A severe wind and dust storm Saturday spoiled last week’s skating on the lake. Therman Price and Mrs. Price stay with George Balinger as work on the Howlett reservoir begins. Prof. Redman of Mead remains seriously ill with inflammatory rheumatism. Mrs. Rose teaches in his stead. F P Woodley feeds syrup and beet pulp to cattle this winter. Mr. Anderson teaches German in Mead. C L Walker of Mead and W L McCoslin of Longmont are feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longmont
George Markham
Johnstown
Howlett
Hettie Doughty
Arvada
C. I. True
Howlett Reservoir
Therman Price
George Bal-inger
Prof. Redman
Local Notes Include Visits and Meetings at Town Church
Denver visitors Ruby and George Pettee return from grandmother Mrs Mattie Coykendall as Dr Chase leads Sunday services and quarterly conference at the M E church. Epworth League and Ladies Aid hold meetings. Sunday school resumes with strong attendance. Vera Chandler visits to Fort Lupton and Denver. Perdieu hosts dinner and oyster supper after a boys’ hunting trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby
George Pettee
Denver
Mattie Coykendall
Dr. Chase
M. E
Perdieu
Pearl
Ethel Hoffman
Bolen
Pueblo
A. T. Lucan
Vera Chandler
Mrs. Hammitt
Fort Lupton
Clearance Sale Of Floor Samples By Our Furniture House
A large furniture house explains that it displays only one article of each kind and sells from reserve stock. Inventory reveals samples left and unused warehouse stock in two locations. To move these samples quickly some items have been reduced to cost.
Weathering Colorado’s first blizzards and a town cleans a train
The 1870 71 season in Greeley is recalled with heavy snows and a January 1871 blizzard that stranded a Denver Pacific train. Residents shoveled a ten foot cut, served hot coffee, and ferried passengers home. A list names participants and notes many are now dead. Also brief on George Hodgson’s horticultural pursuits in Weld County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Colorado
Robert Boyd
Kentucky
George Wyman
Augustus Camp
Mr. Hotchkiss
Will
Old Boreas
Jack Rabbits
Promised Land
Here
Cheyenne
Denver Pacific
Jerry Fisk
George
Denver
Carr Station
Evans
Graham
Charles A. Moore
Hi. T. Pollock
W. Norcross
J. D Buckley
William N. Green
J Thompson
N. Holmes
H Hart
T. Cooper
Charles Boetcher
Carpenter
James Beetham
Big National Western Stock Show Set to Open in Denver
Preparations for the Sixth Annual National Western Stock Show are complete. New buildings at the stock yards will house a record exhibit of breeding stock and a novel Poultry Show. Horse Show features promise fresh appeal as stockmen from across the United States gather to view and buy Colorado cattle. The event, begun to boost Western agriculture, emphasizes education for farmers and ranchers and invites the West to Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Missouri River
Union
United States
Colorado
West
Teaching Children the Science of Farming at Farmers Week
A Fort Collins Farmers Week feature showcases the state exhibit and Boys and Girls Agricultural Club. Colorado rural schools host over 60 000 youths, with clubs boosting interest in plant and animal life impacting regular studies and farming outcomes statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Collins
Colorado
Good Roads Debate Highlights Weld County Farmers Institute
Weld County roads were criticized as poorer than Lamime county's during the closing Weld County Farmers' Institute session. The event endorsed a $10,000 pest district law funding, census steps, rural visitors for domestic science, and parcels post, with officers elected R. M. Haythorn as president James McCullough as vice president W. R. McClain as secretary and Mason as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weld County
Farmers’ Institute
Broo G. Eaton
Lamime County
Weld
Agricultural College
H. B. Chchill
Fleeard
R. M. Haythorn
Eaton Prident
James McCullough
Grange
W. R. McClan
Greeley
Mason
Sisters Reunite After Ten Years Apart
After ten years apart Edward Mercer of La Grange and his sister Mrs Sarah Crook of Manchester England reunite in Colorado. The sisters played together in England and later in Greeley where Mrs Crook has visited before. Mrs Crook departs for Seattle then plans another stay in Greeley before returning to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Mercer
la Grange
Sarah Crook
Chester
England
Mercer
Colorado &I
Greeley
Crook
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Green City
LaSalle
Miller Carter
Park Hospital
Grandma Tripp Smith
John Bently
Bently
Ross Laughlin
Dock Evans
Leonie Smith
Ecards
McCauley
Hanbury
Boulder
Margaret Lewis
Bessie
Nellie New
Edith Herrington
Leonie
Jessie Smith
Charles Smith
Highland Lake
Mr. Anderson
Mead
Cr. L. Walker
W. L. McCoslin
Platteville
Joseph Otoupalik
8Th St
Try
Henry Candlin
Notary Public
First N't
Rio Grande
R.R
Rocky Mountain Region
Pullman
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Western Pacific Railway
Frank A. Wadleigh
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By J. Max Clark
J. Max Clark
George Hodgson
Denver-Laramie
Hodgson
Fartmer Hodgson
Mr. Hodgson
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